On the recordJanuary 1, 175
All existing things soon change, and they will either be reduced to vapor, if indeed all substance is one, or they will be dispersed.
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Marcus Aurelius
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Marcus Aurelius contemplates the transient nature of existence, noting that all things are subject to change, dissolution, or dispersion.
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